DS4 Racing will come with a 1.6 liter turbocharged engine with 200 PS (147 kW) and a 95 PS (70 kW) electric motor on the rear axle for an all-wheel drive sport model with a total of 295 PS (217 kW).

French automaker Citroën is planning a hybridized DS4 Racing model, according to German car magazine Auto Bild.

After the DS4's unveiling at the Paris auto show a few weeks ago, Citroën did promise that there were more DS-line models coming. This may just be one of them.

The DS4 Racing (or Sport) will be specifically aimed at rivals such as the Audi S3, the VW Golf R and the Ford Focus ST or a future RS generation. It would be fitted with a 1.6 liter turbocharged engine with 200 PS (147 kW) and a 95 PS (70 kW) electric motor on the rear axle for an all-wheel drive sport model with a total of 295 PS (217 kW). That hybrid system is similar to the PSA Group's diesel HYbrid4 set-up or perhaps it will de derived from the new front-wheel drive hybrid system PSA Group is developing with BMW.